Antidepressants

All Hyped Up With Nowhere To Go

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Energy Drinks, Depression, Twitter, Antidepressants, Social Networking, Bloggers, Starbucks, Media, Media News, Facebook, Texting, Media News

We all run out of time, and there is not really a way to save it. But one of the major ways we seem to be trying to save time is in how we communicate with each other.

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"Is Dirt the New Prozac?"

Dr. Larry Dossey | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Antidepressants, Prescription Drugs, Prozac, Prescription Pills, Anxiety, Outdoor Exercise, Living News

If your doctor advises you to get dirty instead of taking a pill to perk up your mood, don't look at her strangely. Pride yourself on having a physician who is on the cutting edge.

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Arianna Discusses The Abuse Of Antidepressants On "Real Time With Bill Maher" (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 09.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Arianna, Video, Antidepressants, Health, Home News

On Friday night, Arianna appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher" Friday night alongside Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and th...

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Number Of Americans Taking Antidepressants Doubles

USA Today | Liz Szabo | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Antidepressant Use, Antidepressants Use, Antidepressants, Health, Living News

The number of Americans using antidepressants doubled in only a decade, while the number seeing psychiatrists continued to fall, a study shows....

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10 Natural Antidepressants to Boost Your Spirits

Shannon Bindler | Posted 08.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Natural Antidepressants, Antidepressants, Vitamin D, Meditation, Wellness, Alternative Medicine, Home News

While antidepressants are the answer for some with clinical depression, others may seek natural methods in addition to or as an alternative to taking medication.

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Self-Care = Earth Care

Avital Binshtock | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Depression, Green, Fat, Earth, Psychology, Obesity, Diet, Medications, Planet, Overeating, Organic, Wellness, Self-Care, Organic Food, Health, Environment, Plastic, Food, Bisphenol A, Therapy, Pollution, Antidepressants, Green News

What's good for our bodies is good for the planet -- and what's bad for the earth is bad for our health.

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Old Drug, New Drug . . . Red Drug, Blue Drug?

James S. Gordon | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green

This letter of mine appeared in The New York Times yesterday (in somewhat shortened form), under the title, "Alternatives to New Drugs." I thought yo...

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When Depression is Treated as a Disease

James S. Gordon | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychotherapy, Depression, Antidepressants, Antidepressant Effectiveness, Disease, Meditation, Integrative Medicine, Psychology, Complementary Medicine, Ssris, Do Antidepressants Work, Health, Living News

Acting on our own behalf, working in concert with physicians and therapists who value our efforts, we can overcome the helplessness and hopelessness that are the hallmarks of depression.

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Why Antidepressants Don't Live Up To The Hype

news.yahoo.com | JOHN CLOUD | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Antidepressants, Health, Living News

In the '90s, Americans grew fond of the idea that you can fix depression simply by taking a pill - most famously fluoxetine (better known as Prozac), ...

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New York On Antidepressants: Please Renew Our Prescriptions!

Betsy Perry | Posted 04.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Antidepressants, Recession Anxiety, Michael's, Lunch at Michael's, New York, Recession Antidepressants, Style News

I don't think shrinks are getting the business they once had but if you've got a good one who understands you'll be back when the markets rise, he'll still phone in the Xanax order.

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Antidepressants May Damage More Sex Lives

The Boston Globe | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Antidepressants Sex Life, Antidepressants, Personal Health, Sex, Health, Antidepressants May Damage More Sex Lives, Living News

Sexual "numbness." Lack of libido. Arousal that stalls. Such sexual symptoms have long been known side effects of the popular Prozac class of antidep...

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Happy Smiley Day

Charles Barber | Posted 11.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Happiness, Over-Diagnosis, Antidepressants, Walker Percy, George Orwell, Smiley Face, Living News

You may not know it, but today, Friday October 3, 2008 is World Smile Day. And it arrives not a moment too soon, given our current anxieties and pr...

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FDA: Another Government Regulatory Disaster -- II of III

Deirdre Imus | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Toxins, Antidepressants, Fda, Vioxx, Drug Companies, Green News, Bpa, Health, Pharmacueticals, Environmental Health, Children's Health, Drug, Children's Environmental Health, Politics News

Besides a complete overhaul, a few prosecutions might be just the medicine the FDA needs.

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The Anthrax Perpetrator and the Arkansas Shooter Were Taking Antidepressants

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 08.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Psychiatry, Murder, Tim Johnson, Anthrax, Antidepressants, Terrorism, Drug Side Effects, Bruce Ivins, Peter Breggin, Psychiatric Drugs, Medication Madness, Prozac, Ssris, Celexa, Politics News

It was recently disclosed that two murderers, one extremely notorious, were probably taking antidepressants at the time of their crimes, but hardly an...

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From FDA to GSK: The Dangerous Partnership between Government and Big Pharma

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Psychiatric Drugs, Psychiatry, Glaxosmithkline, Daniel Troy, Fda, Health, Gsk, Big Pharma, Drug Regulators, Regulation, Peter Breggin, Paxil, Suicide, Adverse Reactions, Antidepressants, Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal, Side Effects, Politics News

The FDA is not so much a watchdog agency as an active member of the psychopharmaceutical complex working on behalf on the drug industry.

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Try a Bit of Therapy or Twelve Step Support With Your Exercise?

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Mind-Body Connection, Depression, The Balanced Life, Antidepressants, Exercise, Anxiety, Stress Reduction, Living News

We have to move to activate the "feel good" body chemicals that are built into us as nature's mood stabilizers and mood elevators.

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Exercise: The Best Antidepressant Ever?

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Anxiety, Depression, Stress Reduction, Antidepressants, Exercise, The Balanced Life, Living News

The science behind just how and why exercise can help to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression has been a much studied topic over the last two dec...

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Awkward Situations, Antidepressants, And Eating For Two

Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Pregnancy and Eating, Antidepressants and Side Effects, Pregnancy Weight Gain, Antidepressants, Eating for Two Myth, How to Handle Awkward Situations, Terry Richardson Antidepressants, Living News

Dear Doc, I got some sort of ruthless feedback from an exasperated friend. She said I always ask questions that "corner" people, and don't "give them...

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Online Therapy: The Next Frontier

The Times | Peta Bee | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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A growing body of research has found that when - and this is crucial - it is carried out responsibly, and kept specific, online therapy is one of the ...

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The Benefits Of Depression

BBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: England Institute of Psychiatry, Manic Depression, Depression, Depression Treatment, Depression Benefits, Dr Paul Keedwell Depression, Depression Medication, Antidepressants, Living News

Earlier this week British researchers made headlines with their report that antidepressants are for the most part ineffective. Read our coverage of t...

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Do Antidepressants Actually Work? Research Says Probably Not

Reuters | Will Dunham and Julie Steenhuysen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

British researchers have released a report that claims that antidepressants, for the most part, are ineffective. The researchers found that compared ...

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FDA: Effectiveness Of Popular Antidepressants Exaggerated

Wall Street Journal | DAVID ARMSTRONG and KEITH J. WINSTEIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Antidepressants, New England Journal of Medicine, Effexor, Fda, Bad Data, Zoloft, Business News

The effectiveness of a dozen popular antidepressants has been exaggerated by selective publication of favorable results, according to a review of unpu...

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Antidepressants Cool Down Hot Flashes

New York Times | TARA PARKER-POPE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Antidepressants, Women's Health, Menopause, Living News

Doctors are writing a new prescription for menopause: the antidepressant. It's not that all menopausal women are depressed. Instead, the antidepressa...

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